Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night.

Iowa men's basketball hosted Minnesota in a Big Ten contest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday. Here's how it went.

Iowa is playing a dangerous game, in which the volume of the broader program narrative will only get louder should it continue down this path.

There was a scary situation in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night when a male cheerleader for the Hawkeyes had to be carted off the court on a stretcher after a stunt gone wrong during Iowa's game against Minnesota.

IOWA CITY — The Iowa men’s basketball team lost for the third time in eight days, falling 72-67 to Minnesota Tuesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes dropped to 3-5 in the Big Ten, 12-7 overall. Minnesota is 2-6, 10-9.

Odukale was big for Minnesota as it built a 63-46 lead on a pair of free throws by Garcia with 6:15 remaining. A 37% foul shooter this season, he hit a pair to give the Gophers a 70-65 lead with 51 seconds remaining.

Iowa cannot solve all of its problems this week but at the very least, it serves as a chance to steady the ship after a disastrous road trip.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Minnesota escaped with a 72-67 win over Iowa in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Iowa City.

The cheerleader was carried off in a stretcher after falling on his neck during a TV timeout Tuesday night. The Iowa cheerleader who was taken off the court in a stretcher during the Gophers men's basketball team's game against the Hawkeyes Tuesday night appears to be OK and was later seen giving a thumbs up in a social media post.

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night.

The Iowa men's basketball program officially announced the addition of a midyear transfer signee on Monday. According to Fran McCaffery, the former four-star bring versatility and athleticism to Iowa City.